wanna : Java Glossary

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Avoid this word. It will raise the hackles of the older generation since it is used primarily by children demanding adults give them special privilege. It is not just an informal variant for “want”. It implies whining and petulant demanding. ESL speakers often use it not realising the connotations.

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